Some People

Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim

[ROSE] 
Some people can get a thrill
Knitting sweaters and sitting still—
That's okay for some people
Who don't know they're alive

Some people can thrive and bloom
Living life in a living room
That's perfect for some people
Of one hundred and five!

But I
At least gotta try
When I think of
All the sights that I gotta see yet
All the places I gotta play
All the things that I gotta be yet
Come on, Poppa, whaddaya say?

Some people can be content
Playing bingo and paying rent—
That's peachy for some people
For some
Hum-
Drum
People to be
But some people ain't me!

I had a dream
A wonderful dream, Poppa
All about June and the Orpheum circuit—
Gimme a chance and I know I can work it

I had a dream
Just as real as can be, Poppa
There I was in Mr. Orpheum's office
And he was saying to me:

"Rose!
Get yourself some new orchestrations
New routines and red velvet curtains
Get a feathered hat for the Baby
Photographs in front of the theatre
Get an agent—and in jig time
You'll be being booked in the big time!"

Oh, what a dream
A wonderful dream, Poppa
And all that I need
Is eighty-eight bucks, Poppa
That's what he said, Poppa
Only eighty-eight bucks, Poppa

[POP, spoken]
You ain't gettin' eighty-eight cents from me, Rose!

[ROSE, spoken]
Then I'll get it someplace else—but I'll get it and get my kids out!
(sung)
Goodbye
To blueberry pie!
Good riddance to all the socials I had to go to
All the lodges I had to play
All the Shriners I said hello to—
Hey, L.A., I'm coming your way!

Some people sit on their butts
Got the dream—yeah, but not the guts!
That's living for some people
For some
Hum-
Drum
People, I suppose
Well, they can stay and rot—
But not
Rose!

Trivia about the song Some People by Ethel Merman

On which albums was the song “Some People” released by Ethel Merman?
Ethel Merman released the song on the albums “The Ethel Merman Disco Album” in 1979 and “There’s No Business Like Show Business: The Ethel Merman Collection” in 1997.
Who composed the song “Some People” by Ethel Merman?
The song “Some People” by Ethel Merman was composed by Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim.

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